webfact Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 “Refugee” Iraqi caught with BB Gun by Pattaya Police PatrolPATTAYA: -- Last Friday afternoon a 41 year old Iraqi attempted to escape from a Pattaya Police Bike Patrol after he was ordered to pull over as he was not wearing a helmet and a subsequent search uncovered a BB Gun in the seat compartment of his motorbike.Following a short chase, Police stopped and searched Mr. Mohammad Mihaisin and found he was carrying a BB Gun in the seat compartment of his motorbike. He was also carrying a document reportedly issued by the UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, which claimed he was a refugee and cannot return to his Country.Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/172656/refugee-iraqi-caught-with-bb-gun-by-pattaya-police-patrol/-- Pattaya One 2015-02-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldmonky Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Are bb.guns illegal in thailand? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanBBK Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I thought BB guns are illegal. I know they are widely and openly sold, but always thought the law is not enforced, same as many others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petercool Posted February 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2015 How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal? 1: He tried to run off at a road check 2: The BB gun was found once they chased him 3: Further checking showed he had lived here illegally without a passport for 15 years 4: He had an outstanding arrest warrant. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal? Read the news article. This guy entered the country illegally, probably with a forged document claiming he was a political refugee. He has no passport and has a prior arrest warrant for dealing in pornography. Exactly the type of vermin that needs to be rounded up and either locked up or sent back to his home country. "Further checks revealed that Mr. Mihaisin had resided in Thailand for 15 years without a passport and we discovered that he was arrested in 2008 under arrest warrant number 1357/2550 issued by the Pattaya Provincial Court on a charge of 'participation of persons to make, produce, participate in obscene movies or other tape recordings'". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post canuckamuck Posted February 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2015 How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal? 1: He tried to run off at a road check 2: The BB gun was found once they chased him 3: Further checking showed he had lived here illegally without a passport for 15 years 4: He had an outstanding arrest warrant. Another clueless headline then. Clearly the possession of the BB gun was not the critical element of the story. I skimmed the article attempting to find why the BB gun was significant. Thinking that was the point of the article, so I skipped the stuff about his immigration issues which apparently was the story. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal? 1: He tried to run off at a road check 2: The BB gun was found once they chased him 3: Further checking showed he had lived here illegally without a passport for 15 years 4: He had an outstanding arrest warrant. Another clueless headline then. Clearly the possession of the BB gun was not the critical element of the story. I skimmed the article attempting to find why the BB gun was significant. Thinking that was the point of the article, so I skipped the stuff about his immigration issues which apparently was the story. I agree. The headline makes it all about a BB gun and I wondered what the big deal is. Kudos to Petercool for having the patience to read all of it, LOL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender92 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 How does he support himself? Probably thru crime. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Illegal in the country for 15 years - arrested in 2008 - and after his arrest the wished him a nice stay in Thailand? Leaves me wondering how much it cost him. Edited February 23, 2015 by Lupatria 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted February 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2015 He's probably home sick, where every man and child carry a weapon,,,,, you can get the Iraqi out of Iraq, but you can't get the Iraq out of the Iraqi.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidee Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 in the newsletter you read the sensational Iraqi 'refugee' caught with dangerous weapon by Pattaya Police and when you arrive to the site : 'Refugee' Iraqi caught with BB Gun by Pattaya Police Patrol can you be more consistent ? BB are for sale about everywhere that is not the kind that kills one when one is offended and not man enough for a person to person confrontation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilled Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 This article isn't about the BB gun.But the writer tries to make it about the BB gun.I imagine if it was A water pistol you Would see it worded the same way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Just need to clear this up in my head. If he holds a fake letter from the UN then they will be all over him but if it is real then he is a legitimate refugee and Thailand allowed him in without a passport on those grounds. Secondly, he may be a Kurd because what type of person was claiming refugee status 15 years ago. If memory serves that was a long time before shock and awe and Saddam was still the boss. As the the BB gun that is just schoolboy stupidity as is not stopping when asked to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal? Read the news article. This guy entered the country illegally, probably with a forged document claiming he was a political refugee. He has no passport and has a prior arrest warrant for dealing in pornography. Exactly the type of vermin that needs to be rounded up and either locked up or sent back to his home country. "Further checks revealed that Mr. Mihaisin had resided in Thailand for 15 years without a passport and we discovered that he was arrested in 2008 under arrest warrant number 1357/2550 issued by the Pattaya Provincial Court on a charge of 'participation of persons to make, produce, participate in obscene movies or other tape recordings'". An entrepreneur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneday Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 No, no, no. This was the title in the TV eMail. "...Iraqi 'refugee' caught with dangerous weapon by Pattaya Police..." BB Gun...seriously. OMG, what is Thailand coming to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnicaleBob Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Secondly, he may be a Kurd because what type of person was claiming refugee status 15 years ago. If memory serves that was a long time before shock and awe and Saddam was still the boss. As the the BB gun that is just schoolboy stupidity as is not stopping when asked to. His name is not Kurdish but he could have been one of the many Iraqi Muslims who crossed Saddam Hussein before 911. He may be one of the many Sunni Muslims that were fleeing Iraq during the time before Saddam's regime fell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextStationBangkok Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 It is in fact toy gun, it has been openly sold every corner of Bangkok. He is from war torn country. Actually he need counseling and treatment. I hope UN takes care his status and rehabilitate him to live normal life with out trusting weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 He was also carrying a document reportedly issued by the UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, which claimed he was a refugee and cannot return to his Country. Bought at Khoa San Road for 1000 baht. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabothai Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 about as dangerous as a sling-shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 So another good Muslim just carrying on in the old ways ,making pornography ect , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
off road pat Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 "Dangerous weapon" a BB gun for god sake....I saw children the other day with BB guns..... Another wonderful example of Thai journalism.... I guess it was a boring article and they had to make it more important....!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldBattles Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 The evil gun toting criminal should be specially flown to Guantanamo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) How do I get one of those UNHCR letters? And if it had been a slingshot instead all would have been ok? Edited February 23, 2015 by AlQaholic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowsdawdle Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 How is this news, and why does anyone care he has a BB gun? Did they become illegal? 1: He tried to run off at a road check 2: The BB gun was found once they chased him 3: Further checking showed he had lived here illegally without a passport for 15 years 4: He had an outstanding arrest warrant. Why then didn't the headline reflect this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercool Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 How do I get one of those UNHCR letters? And if it had been a slingshot instead all would have been ok? Those letters, even if real, do not guarantee haven in Thailand and the fact that he tried to run away was what led to further checks whether he had the BB gun or not - or anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob4you Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 about as dangerous as a sling-shot. Here in Thailand much more dangerous, you are likely to get shot by a policeman thinking that gun is a true firearm, not a BB gun. They must make quick life and death decisions, their life sometime means your death. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Some ancient, long-gone general wound up as PM somehow years ago and, in his exhaustive studies of farang culture saw this movie, and THAT my friends is why BB guns are illegal in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Iraqi MMMMM Its a case of "Old habits Die Hard" Has to have a weapon to feel secure I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docno Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Well, if the letter does end up being fake and he does get deported home, I hear that there are some rebel held areas in northern Iraq where a so-called pornographer might receive a very special welcome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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